-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jordan Belfi has a great job : He plays Adam Davies on the HBO show `` Entourage , '' a comedy series that takes a look at the life of a young actor , Vincent Chase , and the old friends who surround him in Hollywood .

Jordan Belfi arrives at the premiere of `` Entourage '' season six in Los Angeles , California .

Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures : the unshakeable agent Ari Gold .

Belfi has been around since the early days of `` Entourage '' and remembers the humble beginnings of his character 's career as an agent under Gold 's direction .

Since that first season , Davies has risen to become Ari 's chief rival on the show .

Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy , based on the great material he 's given .

`` It 's a testament to the writing by Doug Ellin , the creator of the show . It 's just on the page , '' Belfi said . `` When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good , it makes your job that much easier . ''

CNN talked to Belfi , who 's also in the movie `` Surrogates '' -LRB- opening Friday -RRB- , about his experiences on the show and his inspiration for the role . The following is an edited version of the interview .

CNN : A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold . Talk a little about how you and Jeremy Piven kind of prepare for that and try to make that real on screen .

Belfi : Adam Davies has become ... one of the few characters on the show that really knows how to get under Ari 's skin and push his buttons . Ari is an entertaining character , and it 's fun to watch him go after things , but people really enjoy kind of when Ari 's off balance .

That interplay , that back and forth , particularly the sort of thing that 's happening now -LSB- on the show -RSB- , the constantly one-upping each other , is just really fun to watch . It 's entertaining . And I get that response from a lot of the fans of the show . They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it .

Jeremy ... -LSB- is -RSB- an actor with so much power and force and impact that you 're sort of forced to up your game . You 're really present in the moment . And when you 're there and you 're really going back and forth , that 's when the sparks really fly .

CNN : Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies .

Belfi : I started way back on season one in the beginning of the show . And back then , Adam Davies was still in his cubicle .

So a lot of the inspiration came from meetings I had when I was starting out -- you know , behavior I experienced from agents and other industry people when I was starting out . I was in a not-too-dissimilar position . ...

And I think that 's what people really respond to . There 's an absolute foundation of truth -- almost scary truth -- to the things Adam says , the things Ari does , all that kind of stuff . And it 's why it 's such a visceral experience for people in the industry and fun for people that happen not to be in the industry .

CNN : What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person ?

Belfi : What gives Ari a little bit of his soul , his heart , is that we have all these scenes with his wife and his family , and you really get to see him as a dad . ... -LSB- But -RSB- we have n't gotten to see any of the personal life of Adam Davies . So I do n't know if there 's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has .

But I think he 's the kind of agent that I 'd certainly like to have if you 're that actor trying to go after that job . You want that agent who 's going to beg , borrow and steal to help prove that you 're the guy . So in that respect , it seems like he 's someone you 'd want on your side .

And the thing is , I think that 's what made the rivalry between him and Ari so great . You know when he was coming up , he probably did a lot of the same things -LSB- as Ari -RSB- and ran over people in similar kinds of ways . They 're really kind of the same in a lot of ways . So you 're either best friends or mortal enemies when you share that much in common with somebody .

CNN : Exempting Davies , who 's your favorite character on the show and why ?

Belfi : Ah ! Impossible question ! I have to exempt Adam Davies from the answer ? ...

If I absolutely , gun-to-my-head have to choose , there 's a quality about -LSB- Chase 's brother -RSB- Drama that I 've always loved . And it was maybe more prominent in the first couple of seasons than it is now because it 's evolved slightly .

The quality that I always found the most entertaining , is that Drama was always this mix of desperation and simultaneous pride . And that 's really funny . You know at the beginning he was just scratching , begging for something , some chunk of the game or to get back in the game . But he simultaneously kind of knows it all . And that mix is a great comedic mix , comedic recipe . It was both funny and heartbreaking . CNN : Of course , our diehard `` Entourage '' fans would love to get some scoop on the coming story lines . You 've got ta give us something .

Belfi : A little something ? Well , I do n't think I 'd be giving away too much to say that Adam might get Lloyd .

In terms of the story line , there 's some stuff that I 'm told with Drama and his going after this role on `` Melrose Place '' and the screen test for that role and the ups and downs of that . And also , some big things happen between Eric and Sloane .

But in terms of the really exciting stuff between Adam Davies and Ari , I guess I 'll say this : At the end of season two , when Ari is trying to form his coup , to break up the agency , and Adam is the one who rats him out and gets him fired and humiliated and causes that whole thing ...

In the amazing way that Doug has constructed it , all that stuff from the end of season two comes full circle . There 's this one thing that happens that will really stand out and that people will talk about . So some fun , exciting stuff to look forward to .

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Jordan Belfi plays acting agent Adam Davies on the HBO show `` Entourage ''

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Belfi has played Ari Gold 's nemesis on the show since the first season

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`` I think he 's the kind of agent that I 'd certainly like to have , '' Belfi says of Davies

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A little something about coming story lines : Belfi says Adam might get Lloyd